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Patented Mar. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application December12, 1934, Serial No. 757,145

Renewed August 3, 1938 12 Claims.

The invention relates to a constructional figure having value as a workof art, but primarily intended as a toy for older children. The child isgiven instructions for cutting the patterns from a sheet of metalwhich'is thereafter bent to form a'particular portion of a figure. Thepatterns or blanks may be already prepared for the child, if desired, inwhich case the child bends the patterns into the shape or form of theparts of. the figure for which they are intended and assembles theformed patterns or parts together to create the figure. Although thereis shown and described specifically herein a human figure, theconstructional toy is equally adaptable for con- 1 have produced otherfigures of human as Well as animal forms by utilizing the constructiondisclosed herein which has been particularly applied in producing astern Puritan as an illustration of the capabilities of the method ofconstructing figures and of I the figures which can be constructed.

It is an object of the invention to construct a figure of sheet metal,or other material having the non-resilient characteristics of sheetmetal, in which the various parts of the figure are cut from a sheet inaccordance with a prepared pattern and then bent into the desired shapeor form of the part of the figure desired. These shapes are thenassembled and secured together to complete the figure desired.

Another object is to construct a figure made up of patterns cut fromsheet metal and bent into the form of the desired parts of the figureand in which parts there are overlapping portions through which holesare pierced for receiving an inserted securing means to hold the partstogether.

Another object of the invention is to construct the arms and legs of thefigure from tubular metallic members which may then be bent at a pointintermediate their ends to form a bent knee in the case of a leg, orabent elbow in the case of an arm, thereby giving action to theappearance of the constructed human figure.

Another object of the invention is to construct the head and the crownof a hat of one tubular member. The brim of the hat may then be insertedupon this tubular member to separate the head and the crown of the hatinto their respective parts even though formed of a single tubularmember.

Other objects will be more apparent from the following description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings showing oneembodiment of the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of the figure of a. Puritan assembled togetherfrom parts out into the desired shape from sheet metal and then bent toform the part of the figure desired, the various parts being assembledand secured together.

Figure 2 is a side view of the Puritan figure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view showing the body portion of the Puritan figure with asingle tubular member projected through the arm holes in the sidesthereof to form the two arms of the figure. The tubular leg members arealso shown as they are attached to the body portion. The securing of aboot to one leg is also shown in this figure.

Figure 4 shows the tubular head part forming both a head and a crown ofa hat and shows the manner in which this part may be secured to thetubular arm part.

Figure 5 shows in detail the manner in which the upper portion of theboot is constructed and bent.

Figure 6 shows in detail the foot portion of the boot and the screwwhich secures the foot portion and the upper portion of the boottogether and to the leg.

Figure 7 illustrates the tubular head'part which forms the head of thefigure and the crown of the hat, as shown in Figure 4, with the hat brimand a nose in position thereon.

Figure 8 is a View of the brim of the hat which is slipped over thetubular head part to both separate the head and the hat and to completethe hat with a brim.

Figure 9 is the nose of the figure.

Figure 10 is an assembled view of a different form of the invention inwhich half or substantially half of a figure is shown mounted upon asupporting backing board to which the various parts of the figure aresecured.

Figure 11 is a side view of the figure shown in Figure 10 and shows howthe bent sheet material projects from the backing board to form a halffigure.

Figure 12 is a plan view of the backing board having slots orperforations therethrough.

Figure 13 is a plan view of the blank of sheet material which is bent toform the head and crown of the hat of the figure upon the backing board.

Figure 14 is a plan view of the blank of sheet material which forms thehat brim.

Figure 15 is a plan view of a wig, two of which are provided.

Figure 16 is a plan view of the blank for forming the collar.

Figure 17 shows the strip from which the tie is made, two such stripsforming a complete tie, although one long strip may be used.

Figure 18 shows a view of another form of head and crown of a hat blankin which the nose, instead of being a separate member, is cut from theblank for the head and crown of the hat.

Figure 19 is a partial assembly view of a body of another form of theinvention showing a figure in which the arms and legs are pivotallyconnected thereto.

Figure 20 shows the shoulder bar with prongs or fingers on either end topivotally grip an arm member.

Figure 21 shows an upper arm member with a ball at one end and aflattened portion at the other.

Figure 22 shows a lower arm member with a flattened member at one endthereof.

Figure 23 is a view of the hip joint member or bar which also has prongsor fingers on either end in order to pivotally receive a leg member.

Figure 24 shows a knee and elbow joint as sembled together.

Figure 25 shows an upper leg member with a ball at one end and a slot atthe other end.

Figure 26 shows a lower leg member with a flattened portion or member ateach end thereof.

Figure 27 shows a shoe made of solid material and preferably of metal.

Figure 28 is a front view of the shoe.

Details and particularly the flat patterns of all of the parts of thefigure have not been shown since these parts are simple and it isbelieved that their shape and construction is clear from the completefigure shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The figure to be described herein is that of a Puritan. This figure ismerely illustrative of one of a great many figures which may beconstructed utilizing the constructions to be described herein ormodifications thereof which are apparent. Figures have been constructedother than those of the human figure and these are constructed inessentially the same manner as the figure to be particularly describedherein.

One of the important features of the invention is the use of sheet metalwhich is relatively nonresilient and consequently any formor shape intowhich the parts may be bent is retained by the metal. It is for thisreason that a figure constructed of sheet metal, or material havingsimilar characteristics in that it is relatively rigid and henceself-supporting, may be given a good deal of character which is notpossible with other materials. Figures formed of paper must necessarilybe relatively crude or of simple forms, since paper has such resiliencythat it will not stay put in the form in which it is bent when the formshave a plurality of folds. This is well illustrated in the cape of thefigure shown herein, in which the folds of a cape can be simulated veryclosely by bending folds into the metal. If a cape were attempted to bemade out of paper, the paper would refuse to retain the folds and,consequently, the cape would not have the draped effect of a cloth cape,but which draped effect can be very closely simulated with thenon-resilient metal. Most of the patterns are bent into threedimensional parts in that the overall form of the bent pattern occupiesa three dimensional space.

Varying thicknesses of sheet metal may be used, although sheet metal ofrelatively thin gauge, such as eight thousandths of an inch (.003), hasbeen found very satisfactory The primary considerations in determiningthe gauge thickness of the metal is the ease with which the metal can bebent and whether the part to be formed, such as the legs, serves as asupport. Heavier gauge metal is preferable, therefore, for the legs, yetthe metal must be capable of being bent without any excessive exertion.Copper, aluminum and tin have been used, but the tin is lesssatisfactory because the edges of the cut patterns or blanks will cutthe fingers. Copper and aluminum will not cut the fingers.

The leg and arm members may be bent into tubular form from sheet metaland figures have been made in which the legs and the arms have been soconstructed. It has been found, however, that manufactured tubularmembers of thin metal may be bent as desired to form the legs and armsof the figures in the same manner that the formed tubular members aremade into leg and arm parts. Preferably tubing of slightly heavier gaugethan that specified above is desirable because a leg may be and usuallyis bent and the thicker metal will provide sufficient support for thefigure, whereas in the case of thinner metal for the leg members,bracing may have to be resorted to at the bent knee because the bendingof the tubular leg member tends to weaken the leg at this point.

Leg members of ten thousandths of an inch (.010) aluminum tubing havebeen found very satisfactory for the legs. The gauge of the tubing ofcourse depends primarily upon the size of the figure. The gaugespecified has been found quite satisfactory for a figure having a heightin the neighborhood of fifteen inches.

The Puritan shown in Figure 1 has a body part H) which is cut from sheetmetal to form a pattern and then bent through the center to form thechest and back of the body part or the fundamental shape of the bodywithout any detail characteristics. The sides ll of the body part ofboth the chest and the back are folded together and secured by means ofone or more inserted securing means or screws l2. An opening i3 isprovided at the top of the body portion I0 to receive a head part. Thepattern for the body portion [0 is cut so that when the edges 1 l arefolded together, an arm hole 14 is provided on both sides of the bodypart I 0 as shown.

A single tubular member I8 is projected through the two arm openings M.This tubular arm member may be bent at least at one point to simulatethe arms of a figure. The tubular member I8 is bent at l9 or at theshoulder to bring the left arm down towards the side of the figure andis bent intermediate the ends of the arm at 28 to form a bent elbow. Theother arm projects directly outwardly from the body part i0 and is alsobent at the elbow 20 to form a bent arm. The tubular arm member I8 issecured to the body part by perforating adjacent parts of each part andusing inserted securing means such as the bolts 2| extending through theshoulders of the body part and through the tubular member [8. The armsmay be formed of two or separate tubular parts, if desired, which may besecured at the shoulders by the bolts 2|. The single tubular arm memberas shown, however, is simpler and preferable.

A hand or glove is formed by cutting a hand part or pattern 25approximating the general shape of a hand or glove. A tubular wristmember 26 is bent at the end of the hand, which wrist member ispreferably inserted within the end of the tubular arm member l8 andsecured in position by a screw or bolt 21. A gauntlet 28 may be formedby forming a'conical member, the overlapping edges being securedtogether by the-'se'curingimeans 2'9 and secured to the arm by the bolt21. 1 v

A single tubularleg member 30 may'also be utilized, although thelegs'may be separate members if desired." The tubular leg member 30 isinserted in the open lower end of the body part l and secured in placeby the bolts 3|. The body part III may have a projection 32 extendingdownwardly therefrom which may also receive a bolt to moresecurely clampthe leg member 30 to'the body' part Ill. The leg may be bent at the knee32 to simulate a bent leg. This bend of 1 course is intermediate theendsof the leg, de-

termined by the lower end of one leg of the tubular member 30 and thepoint of its connection with the body part I0. I 'The' boot 35is formedin two parts, the leg portion being from sheetmetal cut and bent into ageneral conical shape and the overlapping edges being secured togetherby the securing means 34. The leg portion of the boot 35 is then slippedonto the lower, portion of the leg 30 of the figure. There is a cut out36 on one side of theleg portion of the boot 35' to receive the footportion 31'. The foot'portion 31 is a box-like structure and formed bybending the sides 38 and the front 39 downwardly and underneath tosimulate the foot portion of the boot. The foot portion. 31 and the legportion 35 of the boot are secured to the leg by .a bolt 40 whichextends through the three parts as shown inFigure 3.

The headand crown of the hat of the figure are formed of ya tubularmember 45 which is preferably conical. The tubular member is gen' erallyor approximately the foundational shape of'a head without characteristicdetails, such as a nose, and other characteristic parts of the head areadded to form such protruding characteristic parts. This head part issecured to the tubular arm member l8 by an inserted securing means suchas a screw or bolt 46 passing through both of these parts.

The brim of the hat 50 is an accouterment of the head and is nothingmore than a disk with a' hole therein which fits over the conical headpart 45. A tab may be provided on the hat brim 53 to secure the hat inposition upon the head part 45. A hat band 52 with a buckle 55 mayfinish the hat, the screw 57 holding these parts on the head part 45.

The head part preferably carries a pair of slots 53 to receivecooperating supporting tabs 54 upon a nose member 55. The nose member isbent into the general shape of a nose and the tabs 54 are inserted inthe slots 53 to secure it in place on thehead part 45.

The wig B0 is formed from a rectangular shaped sheet metal piece havinga tab 61 which may be inserted between the hat brim 50 and the head part45 and then bent downwardly upon the brim to retain the wig in place.This wig is bent circularly and so as to be spaced slightly from thehead part 4|. The collar 64 is a circular disk having a hole therein andthen severed or a segment is cut therefrom at one point so that it maybe wrapped around the head part 45 and then bent downwardly'both frontand back to form a portion extending over the shoulders. This collar notonly forms a part of the attire of the figure, but also conceals thesecuring means, such as the bolts or screws 2| which secure the variousparts together. The cape 61 is cut from sheet metal in the form of "afrustrated cone and folds are bent into the metal to simulate the drapedfolds of a cloth cape. The capeis secured underneath the collar 64' andto the shoulders of the body part ID by means of the screw or bolt 68.

The skirt is cut from the sheet metal in a disk pattern with a segmentthereof cut out similarly to the collar 64 and bent so that it will wraparound the waist of the figure or the lower part of thebody portion [0.The skirt 10 may also have folds to simulate the folds in the skirt of acloth coat. The belt H is a sheet metal ribbon wrapped around the figureto conceal the point of juncture between the skirt l0 and the body partIll. The belt ll may have apoint 12 which is projected through theopening of a metallic buckle 73 to simulate the well known Puritanbuckle and belt.

The gun or blunderbuss is formed in fourpieces. The conical muzzle I8 isbent into a conical form and secured in this form by securing means 79.The cylindrical barrel 8| of the gun is then secured to the conicalmuzzle I8 by a bolt 82. The barrel BI is a tubular member bentfrom sheetmetal or a manufactured metallic tube. The stock 84 is also bent fromsheet metal into the form shown and secured to the barrel 8| by asecuring means 85. A shoulder plate 85 may be inserted over the end ofthe stock 84. The arms of the Puritan are bent so that the musket orblunderbuss is held before the Puritan with one hand 25 being wrappedunderneath the muzzle of the gun and the other hand 25 being wrappedaround the stock of the gun. A screw 88 passing through the hand 25 andthe stock 84 of the gun may secure these twoparts together and a similarsecuring means is used for the other hand at the muzzle i8 of the gun.

The string tie 90 is a metallic ribbon bent into the form of a bow andsecured in position at the neck of the figure by a securing screw 9!.The body part H! may simulate the jacket of a coat by extending ametallic band 93 from the bow 99 to the buckle 13. The band 93 may besecured in place by screws 94.

In the construction shown in Figures 10 through 18 a backing or backingboard 90 is provided. This backing board is provided with slots 9|, 92,93 and 94 therethrough. A head and crown of a hat member 5?, shown inFigure 13, is approximately half the size of the head and crown of a hatmember shown in Figures 4 and '7, since this member forms only half ofthis part of the figure and hence needs to be bent through a half circleonly. The member 9? has projections or projecting tabs 98 along theouter edges thereof which are received into the slots 9| in the backingboard 90, after which they are bent to secure this head and crown of ahat member to the backing board. Any other method of securing theseparts to the backing board is contemplated. The member 91' may also beprovided with slots 99 therethrough to receive the nose shown in Figure9 and secure the same upon the head and crown of hat member 91. The hatbrim I92 is also only half of the brim member shown in Figure 8, sinceit is to be a projecting hat brim for the hat of a figure as shown inFigures 10 and 11. The hat brim is also provided with tabs 103 which arereceived in the slots 92 of the backing board 90. The hat brim memberhas a pair of slots [04 each of which receives a tab upon a wig shown inFigure 15.

The wig I91 has an upwardly projecting tab I08 and asidewardlyprojecting tab I09; the tab I08 being received in one of the slots H14in the hat brim I02, and the tab I09 projecting through one of the slots94 in the backing board 90. These tabs are also bent to secure the Wigin position.

Figure 16 shows a collar pattern II2, prior to bending, having tabs H3projecting therefrom which are received into the slots 93 in the backingboard 90. The collar has a bar of closely positioned slots H4 to receivethe tie H5 shown in Figure 17. One or two of these tie pieces may beprovided, depending upon how long a tie is desired.

Figure 18 shows the crown of a hat and head member H! which is similarto that shown in Figure 13, excepting that instead of providing aseparate nose piece, two sides of a triangular section are out from thehead and crown of a hat member I IT. This triangular section is thenbent along the third side of the triangular section to form a projectingnose piece H8. The crown of a hat and head member H1 similarly isprovided with tabs H9 projecting therefrom which are received in theslots 9| of the backing board 90.

Generally the parts shown in Figures; 10-18 are of a material having noor substantially no resiliency so that they stay in their bent form.Some part, however, such as the crown of hat and head member 91 is sosupported by the backing board 30 that even though it should not stay inbent position because of resiliency in the sheet material, the backingboard so supports the member that it retains its bent position whencarried by, mounted or secured to the backing board. In this form of theinvention then all parts need not be made of non-resilient sheetmaterial, although some parts not so supported necessarily must beformed of relatively non-resilient material in order to retain thedesired bent shape or form.

Figures 19 through 28 show a figures very similar to that shown inFigures 1 and 2, excepting that ball and socket joints are provided forthe shoulders and the hips of the figure. In addition, the elbow andknees are provided with pivoted joints. The body In is identical withthat shown in Figure 3. A shoulder bar I22, shown particularly in Figure20, has a plurality of fingers I23 formed on each end of the shoulder?member. These fingers I23 receive the ball I24 carried by the upper armmember I25, after which the fingers are bent around the ball to providea ball and socket joint at the shoulder of the figure.

The hip member I28, shown in Figure 23, is similarly provided withfingers I29 which receive the ball I3Il on the upper leg member I3l,after which the fingers I29 are bent around the ball to povide a balland socket joint. These ball and socket joints enable the figure to havethe arms and legs adjusted to any position at any time.

The lower arm member I33 has a flattened portion I34 formed preferablyon a separate member secured to the member I33. The flattened portionI34 is received into a slot I35 provided in a slotted member I35. Thesetwo parts are secured together by a pin, rivet, or other means I3!passing through holes in overlapping portions of both members so that apivotal joint is provided which also secures these parts together.

The upper leg member also carries a slotted member I40 which has a slotI4I, similar to the slot I35 in the slotted member I36 of the upper armmember I25 shown in Figure 21. A flattened member I42 carried by thelower leg member I43 is received therein and riveted together to form apivotal connection at the knee joint like the connection shown in Figure24.

The other end of the lower leg member I43 also carries a flattenedportion I45 which is received in a slot I46 of a slotted projection I41carried by a shoe member I48. These two parts are secured together witha rivet and provide a pivotal connection between the shoe and the lowerleg member I43. The shoe is preferably a solid metallic piece in orderto provide a heavy foundation or support for the figure so that it willstand upright.

It will be noted that all of the primary bends are straight line bendsin that a straight line bending axis is used in which a straight linewill lie within the sheet material at the bend. The type of bend mayalso be described as being in one direction only. Such straight linebends are simple to perform with the fingers, with or with out a form tofollow, and do not require cold flow of the material, such as in pressedwork, by

which bends in two directions can be formed in sheet material. Generallyanimal figures of the prior art having featural characteristics are soformed by using pressing dies or forms which press out the features,such as a nose or car, from the single sheet and by use of which coldflow of the material results in the pressed out parts. Bends, other thanstraight line bends, are illustrated in the invention herein insecondary bends, such as illustrated by the bends at elbow joints andknee joints, which bends, however, are made only after the primarystraight line bends have been made. In like manner, the shaping of oneor more elements as go to make up any one or more featuralcharacteristics illustrated in the invention is done by mere bending andwithout any die shaping to bring about any flow of metal, although allfeatural characteristics need not be so formed.

Various modifications will occur to those skilled in the art in theconfiguration, composition and disposition of the component elementsgoing to make up the invention as a whole, as well as in the selectivecombination or application of the respective elements, and no limitationis intended by the phraseology of the foregoing description orillustrations in the accompanying drawings, except as indicated in theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Aconstructionalfigure comprising sheet metal parts to be connectedtogether, the sheet metal parts being formed into desired patterns andbent into desired shapes, the metal sheet being relatively non-resilientso that the sheet metal parts remain in bent position, circular parts toform arms and legs at least one of which is bent at a point intermediateits ends, holes through the overlapping portions of parts to beconnected together, and securing means inserted through the holes tosecure connected parts together to form a figure.

2. A constructional figure comprising sheet metal parts formed intodesired patterns and bent into desired shapes, the metal sheet beingrelatively non-resilient so that the sheet metal parts remain in bentposition, a tubular head part forming the head of the figure and thecrown of a hat, holes through the overlapping portions of connectedparts, and securing means inserted through the holes to secure connectedparts together to form a figure.

3. A constructional figure comprising sheet 3 'metal' parts being formedinto desired patterns :and bent into desired shapes, the metal sheet be:ing relatively non-resilient so that the sheet metal parts remain inbent position, tubular membersto form arms andlegs at least one of whichis bent at least once at a point intermediate its ends, a tubular headpart forming the head andcrown of 'a hat, holes through the overlappingportions of connected parts, and securing means inserted through theholes to secure connected parts together to form a figure.

4. A constructional figure comprising sheet metal parts to be connectedtogether, the sheet metal parts being formed into desired patterns andbent into desired shapes, the metal sheet being relatively non-resilientso that the sheet metal parts remain in bent position, tubular membersto form arms and legs at least one of which is bent at least once at apoint intermediate its ends, a tubular head part forming the head andcrown of a hat, a hat brim part inserted over the tubular head part,holes through the overlapping portions of connected parts, and securingmeans inserted through the holes to secure connected parts together toform a figure.

5. A constructional figure comprising sheet metal parts to be connectedtogether, the sheet metal parts being formed into desired patterns andbent into desired shapes, including a body part having arm openings oneach side thereof,

the metal sheet being relatively non-resilient so that the sheet metalparts remain in bent position, a tubular member to form the legs, asingle tubular part forming the arms projected through the arm openingsto form the arms, at least one of the tubular members being bent at apoint intermediate its ends, holes through the overlapping portions ofconnected parts, and securing means inserted through the holes to secureconnected parts together to form a figure.

6. A constructional figure comprising sheet metal patterns which arebent into desired shapes to form parts of a figure, the metal sheetbeing relatively non-resilient so that the sheet metal patterns remainin bent position, circular parts to form arms and legs, movableconnections between parts of the figure which overlap each other, holesthrough some of the overlapping portions of connected parts, andsecuring means inserted through the holes to secure connected partstogether to form a figure having at least one movable connection.

7. A constructional figure comprising sheet metal patterns which arebent into desired shapes to form parts of a figure, the metal sheetbeing relatively non-resilient so that the sheet metal patterns remainin bent position, circular parts toform arms and legs, pivotedconnections between certain parts of the figure which overlap eachother, ball and socket connections between other connectingparts of thefigure which also hold these parts together, holes through overlappingportions of the connected parts other than the ball and socketconnections, and securing means inserted through the holes to secureconnected parts together to form a connected figure and pivots at thepivoted connections.

8. A constructional figure of the animal family comprising sheetmaterial patterns including a head pattern bent into a three dimensionalshape simulating at least part of the fundamental shape of a head,andpatterns of other characteristic features of the head bent into formsapproximating the shapes of at least some of the characteristic featuresof the head, the primary bends being formed upon a straight line bendingteristic features of the head.

9. A constructional figure of the animal family comprising sheetmaterial patterns including a head pattern bent into a three dimensionalshape simulating at least the fundamental shape of a head, and patternsof other characteristic features of the head bent into formsapproximating the shapes of at least some of the characteristic featuresof the head, the primary bends being formed upon a straight line bendingaxis, the sheet material having sufficient rigidity so that these bentsheet material patterns remain selfsupporting in their bent threedimensional form, and means retaining the bent sheet material patternparts in proper relation to each other to form at least part of the headof the animal figure with at least some of the characteristic featuresof the head including a backing board to which one or more of the bentpatterns are secured. I

10. A constructional figure of the animal family comprising sheetmaterial patterns including a head pattern bent into a three dimensionalshape simulating at least the fundamental shape of a head, and patternsof other characteristic features of the head bent into three dimensionalforms approximating the shapes of at least some of the characteristicfeatures of the head, the primary bends being formed upon a straightline bending axis, the sheet material having sufficient rigidity so thatthese bent sheet material patterns remain self-supporting in their bentthree dimensional form, means retaining the bent sheet material patternsin proper relation to each other to form at least the head of the animalfigure with at least some of the characteristic features of the headincluding a backing board to which one or more of the bent patterns aresecured, and projecting parts upon the bacln'ng board also forming partof the figure.

11. A constructional figure of the animal family comprising sheetmaterial patterns including an elongated head pattern bent into a threedimensional shape simulating at least part of the fundamental shape of ahead and the crown of hat, and patterns of other characteristic featuresof the head bent into forms approximating the shapes of at least some ofthe characteristic features of the head, a hat brim pattern positionedbetween the ends of the elongated head pattern to divide the same into ahead and the crown of a hat, the primary bends being formed a straightline bending axis, the sheet material having sufiicient rigidity so thatthese bent sheet material patterns remain self-supporting in their bentthree dimensional form; and means retaining the bent sheet materialpattern parts in proper relation to each other to form at least part ofthe head of the animal figure with at least some of the characteristicfeatures of the head.

12. A constructional figure of the human family comprising sheetmaterial patterns including a head pattern bent into a three dimensionalshape simulating at least part of the fundamental shape of a head, andpatterns of other characteristic features of the head bent into threehead of the human figure with at least some of the characteristicfeatures of the head; a body part to which the head is secured; arms andlegs formed of tubular members extending from the body part, and balland socket joints at the shoulders and bottom of the body part forconnecting the arms and legs to the body.

WILBERT R. CORSWIRT.

